Or, in this case, IS being struck by the VILLAINS of legalized marijuana who oppose him on all sides! My dp spread illo in the new STONED AGE magazine #3 at stonedagemagazine.com More Dr. C images & merchandise at popcultureman.com

A new VisuaLecture by comic book art historian Arlen Schumer (author/designer, The Silver Age of Comic Book Art) at The Triad Theater, 158w72, NYC, on Saturday, June 29 @ 3:00pm

Both George Reeves, the Baby Boom Generation’s TV Superman, and Curt Swan, its favorite Superman artist, died in the month of June. Together, under the shared editorial guidance of DC Comics’ Mort Weisinger, both men’s bodies of work constitute what we know of, think of, and see when we hear the name, “Superman.” Come to Arlen Schumer’s new VisuaLecture and find out WHY.

2019 marks the 50th Anniversary of Hall-of-Fame comic book artist Neal Adams beginning his four-year-plus stretch of stunning solo Batman stories that, following the damage done to the character by the campy TV series, rebooted Batman back to his original roots as a creature of the night, transforming the “Caped Crusader” into the “Dark Knight” we have known and loved ever since. Teamed with DC Comics writer Denny O’Neil and others, Adams’ dynamic draftsmanship and visual virtuosity birthed a body of Batman stories that many consider the definitive version of the 80-year-old character. Join comic book art historian Arlen Schumer (The Silver Age of Comic Book Art) as he revisits, and rejoices in, the fabulous first year of Adams’ historic Batman run.

Hall of Fame comic book artist, writer and storyteller STEVE DITKO passed away in 2018, after a 7-decade career that spanned multiple genres and publishers, creating (or co-creating) legacy characters like Spider-Man, Dr. Strange, and so many others. Pop culture historian and author/designer Arlen Schumer (The Silver Age of Comic Book Art) presents an overview of Ditko’s career highlights in his new VisuaLecture.

In advance of CBS' new Twilight Zone TV series on April 1, pop culture historian Arlen Schumer (author/designer, Visions from The Twilight Zone and The Silver Age of Comic Book Art) traces the original series' roots in 20th Century surrealism, and its influence on psychedelia, televison, film, modern art and popular culture, in a unique multimedia presentation that combines the words, images, and music of the legendary television show!